This week’s photo challenge suggests we look back on images of 2017 – of course it IS coming up on New Year’s Eve, and that’s what we do, right?  As I looked back, I realized just how many birds were “shot” this year…  so rather than picking a favorite, I’m sharing a wide selection of our feathered friends!

This was posted in response to the Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge – “2017 Favorites”.  Click here for more responses!

Mourning Dove

Red Bellied Woodpecker

Eastern Bluebird

Osprey

Goldfinch

Carolina Wren (Chick)

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Female)

Carolina Chickadee

American Robin

Great Blue Heron

Dark-Eyed Junco

Rufous-Sided Towhee

Great Horned Owl

Bald Eagle

Osprey

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Male)

Great Horned Owl

Canada Goose

Barred Owl

Barn Swallow

Sandpiper

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Hairy Woodpecker

Great Horned Owl

Black Vulture

Bald Eagle

Carolina Wren

Carolina Chickadee

Red-Headed Woodpecker (Juvenile)

Northern Cardinal (Female)

Northern Cardinal (Male)

Saw-Whet Owl

Blue Jay